Global Patent Index - EP 2294254 B1

EP 2294254 B1 20121205 - ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE YARN

Title (en)

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE YARN

Title (de)

GARN AUS ULTRAHOCHMOLEKULAREM POLYETHYLEN

Title (fr)

FIL DE POLYÉTHYLÈNE DE MASSE MOLÉCULAIRE TRÈS ÉLEVÉE

Publication

EP 2294254 B1 20121205 (EN)

Application

EP 09765893 A 20090618

Priority

  • EP 2009057607 W 20090618
  • EP 08158697 A 20080620
  • EP 09765893 A 20090618

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009153314A1] The invention relates to an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE) yarn and to a method for producing thereof. The invention also relates to a medical device comprising the yarn. A UHMwPE yarn is provided having a diameter of 30 µm or more and a residual spin solvent of less than 100 ppm, wherein the yarn is a gel-spun monofilament.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/06 (2006.01); D01D 5/08 (2006.01); D01F 6/04 (2006.01); D01F 6/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/06166 (2013.01 - EP US); D01D 5/08 (2013.01 - EP US); D01F 6/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D01F 6/30 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0619 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/2978 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/298 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 442/10 (2015.04 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009153314 A1 20091223; DK 2294254 T3 20130311; EP 2294254 A1 20110316; EP 2294254 B1 20121205; ES 2400510 T3 20130410; JP 2011524949 A 20110908; JP 5585851 B2 20140910; US 2011238092 A1 20110929

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2009057607 W 20090618; DK 09765893 T 20090618; EP 09765893 A 20090618; ES 09765893 T 20090618; JP 2011514044 A 20090618; US 200913000131 A 20090618